Today I will tell you about a great podcast for kids. It is titled Greeking Out. It is hosted by Kenny Curtis, an award winning podcaster. The podcast is inspired by a book series about Greek mythology called "Zeus the Mighty." It is very funny. Book one, "Zeus The Mighty; The Quest For The Golden Fleas" is available wherever books are sold.
The podcast covers various myths including Echo and Narcissus, Arachne and Athena. It also explains Jason and the Argonauts. It also tells about the Greeks spin on how things came to be. An example is Arachne. the host explained that when Arachne weaved rude and inappropriate depictions of gods. These depictions included a weaving of the gods killing innocent civilians. another was Zeus as a duck throwing thunder bolts out of the sky. Arachne was punished . Her punishment was that she would never touch a weaving wheel again until she was dead. But, the god Athena made a deal with her. She could weave but in a different way. She wouldn't be herself anymore. Today, Arachne is known as the Arachnid, or for kids, the Spider.
I am LOVING listening to this podcast with you! What myth has been your favorite so far?
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